TULSA | Projects & Construction

[plutonicpanda]

I'm not going to keep this first page updated hopefully someone else will do that, but I will try and keep this thread updated as much as I can.

I will start by posting one project and then compile a list later on.

This building was proposed today but is on a lot that could also be the future OKPop Museum and now is in jeopardy due to this project even though there are tons of other surface lots this could go on.

B.C. Franklin Building



The proposed B.C. Franklin Building would include 147,850 square feet of office and retail space, 26,250 for retail, food and beverage, and 17,400 in banquet and meeting space.

- http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagela...tml?mode=story

Here is a map on Google Maps I created for development for Tulsa and the surrounding metro: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YF...O0&usp=sharing

[plutonicpanda]

River Spirit Hotel and Resort | 26 Stories

This project is practically finished outside of a few things. The steakhouse won't be opening until later this year. The hotel and resort should be open in a few weeks.

Thanks dankrutka of OKCTalk for supplying this photo



Here's a bit from the Journal Record

TULSA – The 30,000-square-foot convention center at the River Spirit Casino Resort isn’t open yet, but it has events booked into 2021, said Adam Graham, resort sales manager at River Spirit.

“A majority (of the conventions) are from Oklahoma,” Graham said. “There are some national events that go to a different city every year or every other year.”

The convention center is part of the $365 million addition that’s been underway at River Spirit since 2014. The other amenities are a 483-room hotel, a Margaritaville casino and restaurant, a Landshark Lounge with a swim-up bar in the pool, a Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, a 2,500-seat theater and a parking garage. The existing casino’s exterior was remodeled as well.

The new Margaritaville casino, restaurant and garage will open Aug. 25. The steakhouse, hotel and theater will open in mid-December.

Casino CEO Pat Crofts said tribal leaders started thinking about the expansion in 2009, when the Muscogee (Creek) Nation opened the River Spirit Casino in south Tulsa.

“People wanted to book hotel rooms and we could only refer them to nearby hotels,” he said. “We started preparing for Phase II as soon as (Phase I) opened.”

Crofts, Program Management Group Native co-owner Kirby Crowe and PMg Senior Program Manager Randy Hull discussed the project Wednesday at the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association conference in Tulsa. PMg served as the owner’s representative during the construction process.

- http://journalrecord.com/2016/07/27/...n-real-estate/

[plutonicpanda]

Cost Plus is opening up in Tulsa marking the first Oklahoma location joining Trader Joe's and Costco who have recently been the first Oklahoma stores for those chains.

It is to be in the Midtown Village Shopping Center and no final opening date has been set.

Cost Plus World Market is coming to Tulsa, the company confirmed Friday evening. It would be the specialty retailer’s first store in Oklahoma.
The company plans to open a store at 5356 E. Skelly Drive in the MidTown Village shopping center, according to a building permit the company received this week. That would be next to Bed Bath & Beyond, which is owned by the same parent company. Electronics retailer Best Buy is in the same plaza.
Spokeswoman Jill Osaka said in an email to the Tulsa World that the Oakland, California-based company does not have an opening date yet.

World Market is known for its home furniture, decor and accessories. Over the past few years, it has been named as one of the most desired retailers without a Tulsa presence, according to Tulsa’s Young Professionals’ annual “Bring it to Tulsa” list.

MidTown Village is about a mile from Tulsa Promenade, Southroads Shopping Center and is just off Interstate 44. It’s a common strategy for retailers to be located just off interstates and near other retail establishments. The shopping center, despite its location, has seen its share of vacancies since it opened in 2005.

City Councilor Karen Gilbert of District 5 said, “It’s exciting to see Tulsa recruiting more retailers that we haven’t been able to bring here.” Gilbert used the recent opening of Trader Joe’s as an example.

“I’m really happy that World Market has decided to make District 5 their new home in Tulsa. That shopping center has been vacant for many years.”

- read more here: http://m.tulsaworld.com/homepagelate....html?mode=jqm

[plutonicpanda]

The Gathering Place | 80 Acre World Class Park & Children's Museum | Under-Construction

















Ton of more incredible renderings here: http://agatheringplacefortulsa.com/get-the-visuals/

Here is a general description:

PROJECT VISION

George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) is leading an effort to significantly enhance the River Parks by connecting three adjacent waterfront parcels to the existing system, creating a broad and active civic commons where people of all ages and backgrounds can experience something new, visit after visit.

MapParks anchor vibrant communities, typically increasing property value, attracting new constituencies and bolstering local businesses. This project represents an opportunity to turn Tulsa’s waterfront into a force for improving the city’s social, economic and environmental sustainability. Given Tulsa’s rich architectural history and cultural institutions, this diverse and highly active waterfront park will complement existing urban amenities and strengthen the connections between the city and its natural environment.

The park will be a place that truly reflects the culture and spirit of Tulsa. It will feature something for everyone – a blend of nature within an urban setting -- a legendary park that will become the envy of cities nationwide.

Main Website here >>> http://agatheringplacefortulsa.com/

Couple of recent articles -

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/gathe...fc52eead2.html

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local...8c23bec25.html

Here is a Facebook video with fairly recent video progress as of July 27th - https://www.facebook.com/GatherTulsa...2543390914374/

This is the proposed children's museum article which puts the cost around 28 million: http://publicradiotulsa.org/post/chi...grant#stream/0

[plutonicpanda]

Pop Culture Museum | Proposed

This museum which is now in jeopardy due to the project in the first post is under consideration of being further funded by new bonds.









Website: http://www.okpop.org/

[plutonicpanda]

The Meridia Conversion

Complete remodel into apartments and lofts

Old


New

[plutonicpanda]

Hilton Garden Inn

[plutonicpanda]

Tulsa Arts Center Parking Lot Development | Mixed-use residential and Reasors Grocer | Proposed

New mixed-use building containing high-end apartments and grocery store at the bottom.





http://www.newson6.com/story/3022872...wn-parking-lot

[plutonicpanda]

Santa Fe Square | Mixed-Use Residential | Proposed

New mixed-use project in the Blue Dome District/

Total Project 600,000 square feet
291 Apartments
170,000 sq ft of office space
140,000 sq ft of retail space
105 room hotel
1450 structured parking spaces

http://www.newson6.com/story/3174419...ge-development

[DMRyan]

That urban riverfront park looks incredible! it looks like it has a $350 million price tag to match. Do you think it will realistically get built as ambitiously as the renderings show?

The 26 story hotel at the casino looks nice too. Much better than many casino hotel towers I've seen in other locations that use much cheaper materials.

[plutonicpanda]

George Kaiser is a great guy who cares a great deal about Tulsa. I do believe the park will be built as shown and will become one of the best parks in the US. It is going to be an amazing addition to the Tulsa Metro.

[plutonicpanda]

Tornado Tower | 20-30 Stories | Proposed

New iconic tower for downtown Tulsa to be built next to the BOK Center.

TULSA, OK — The plan came after several architectural firms were approached about a piece of property near the BOK Center. "It’s just a conceptual drawing of what could potentially take place and happen downtown,” Andrew Kinslow said. Kinslow is with the architecture firm, Kinslow Keith and Todd Inc. They put together the drawings of Tulsa’s Tornado Tower and told us "it’s getting really good reactions."

For now the building is just on paper but Kinslow told us since the drawings became public they are getting calls and meeting with investors.

“There’s not client at this point," Kinslow admitted. But the firm is meeting a potential investor today and others have expressed interest.

- http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/...ig-buzz/nkJ4M/

[plutonicpanda]

The Cosmopolitan | 208 Luxury Apartments | Under-Construction

New luxury apartments to be built at Riverside Dr. and Denver Ave.

[clubtokyo]

I was born and raised in Tulsa, but reside in Austin. Thanks for posting these updates, nice to see my hometown grow.

[photoLith]

Whoa, that Tornado Tower looks amazing, hope it gets built.

[Wayward Memphian]

Originally Posted by plutonicpanda

Tornado Tower | 20-30 Stories | Proposed

New iconic tower for downtown Tulsa to be built next to the BOK Center.

Ok so far it's a severe weather museum and possible office space concept.

I'd like to keep that severe weather aspect but add one of the ThrillCorp concepts to it like the polercoaster

www.thrillcorp.com

[plutonicpanda]

Originally Posted by clubtokyo

I was born and raised in Tulsa, but reside in Austin. Thanks for posting these updates, nice to see my hometown grow.

Awesome! I am from OKC I live in Los Angeles now, but I love to see Tulsa grow even though it pisses me off when you guys get the good stores first HA! Cost Plus just announced a Tulsa location, but yeah I think the 918 has a lot of potential and could potentially boom even possibly outpace OKC if they pull the right cords! Thankfully, it seems both cities are going the right direction slowly and that should further help the state of Oklahoma by having the cities outpace the rural areas in terms of power. Hopefully it will lead Oklahoma to become a more progressive state.

[plutonicpanda]

Tulsa Club Building is a beautiful art deco wonder that is getting remodeled to a boutique hotel with retail and restaurant space.



http://tulsapreservationcommission.o...club-building/

Here is an article on it: http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/r...b47680e11.html

[plutonicpanda]

Cool article outlining some nice projects in the 918's dt.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/photovideo...8c2f1d07b.html

[Urban Enthusiast]

It's been awhile since anyone has contributed to this page. Here are some updates of the goings on in Tulsa.

Gathering Place - Phase I of this $400 million+ new park opened just over a year ago. In its first year it was recognized as USA Today’s Best New Attraction,
TIME Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places, Urban Land Institute’s Global Excellence Award, American Planning Association’s Great Places and one of
National Geographic’s 12 Mind-Bending Playgrounds Around the World.

Inside the lodge:
Outside in by Terry White, on Flickr

The boathouse:
The Gathering Place by Christine Ho, on Flickr

Aerial view:

Tom Gilbert/Tulsa World

Four Seasons Garden:
Four Seasons Garden by Casey Friend, on Flickr

Some of the playground equipment (most of it came from Europe):
The Gathering Place by Christine Ho, on Flickr



The Village Flats - Located next to Centennial Park at 6th and Peoria. Broke ground back in the spring. Here are some renderings.






Rhett Morgan/Tulsa World


WPX Energy's New Headquaters - Located on the site of the old Spaghetti Warehouse in downtown, this 260,000-square-foot 11 story building is set to get started in early 2020.
Site work has already commenced.






Mike Averill/Tulsa World



111 Greenwood - New mixed use development located at 111 S Greenwood Avenue in downtown. Will feature 50 residential units.




Rhett Morgan/Tulsa World



Reunion Center Building - This historic building located at 4th and Main downtown is currently undergoing a renovation to a mixed use building including 80 residential units.




Rhett Morgan/Tulsa World



Davenport Urban Lofts - This new 9 story condo building, located on north Main Street just south of Cain's Ballroom in the Arts District,
broke ground this summer.








Rhett Morgan/Tulsa World



The View - New 6 story 198 unit apartment building just broke ground this summer. Is located on Archer just across the street from ONEOK Field (baseball stadium).






Rhett Morgan/Tulsa World



Adams Building - Renovation of this historic building located at 4th and Cheyenne in downtown is slated to be finished in early 2020.
Will include 65 residential units and a ground floor restaurant.






Rhett Morgan/Tulsa World



Former OTASCO building - Work is well underway to convert this long abandoned building located at 2nd and Cincinnati just across the street from City Hall into a multi-unit
restaurant development.






Rhett Morgan/Tulsa World



Vast Bank Building - This is the new corporate headquarters of VAST bank (formerly Valley National Bank). Construction started last year and should be wrapping up by
the end of the year or early 2020. It is located at Archer and Elgin next to ONEOK field.




Mike Averill/Tulsa World



Tulsa Art's District Projects - Here's a panorama of projects either slated to start soon or that are currently under construction. Some of which I shared above.


ComeOnBegals/Tulsa Now Forum